Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Tsav has made it known to the governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom that probing the government of his predecessor, Gabriel Suswam amounts to playing with fire and laying of a very dangerous precedence in governance.
Tsav, who was responding to the current probe, in a statement, lamented that people who should caution and advise the governor are not doing so but rather clapping for, and praising Ortom.
He made it clear that the situation may repeat itself when the governor also leaves office.
“Tomorrow the situation may boomerang and the same people may desert and abandon him like caterpillar for a greener tree with fresh leafs. Some of our Elders don’t even think of the future. To them, the present is more exacting; why think of the future? But that future must come.”
Tsav described the current probe as ignorance and over-excitement of being a Governor, adding that people who should talk are not talking because of the benefits they are deriving from the probe.
“Tomorrow the hunter may be hunted and there may be gnashing of teeth.”
While acknowledging the evils of corruption, the former Lagos State police Commissioner however appealed that the fight should be fought with a human face.
“In fighting corruption however, we should apply human face. Let us emulate President Buhari in his fight against corruption. The other day, former President Jonathan visited Buhari in Aso Rock. After a closed door meeting, they came out beaming with smiles while Buhari saw Jonathan off. This did not stop the President from probing Jonathan’s government. That is how we expect Ortom to behave; after all, Suswam did not commit the alleged offences against Ortom as a person. Why then should Suswam become a nightmare to Gov Ortom?” [myad]
